Tintoretto

Tintoretto (real name Jacopo Robusti; 1518 - May 31, 1594) was one of the greatest painters of the Venetian school and probably the last great painter of Italian Renaissance. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso. He had a passion for special lighting effects, making wax figures of his subjects and experimenting by placing them before differently angled spotlights before painting them. As a result, certain figures reappear in different works, though they are depicted in different angles and with different lighting, thus prefiguring baroque art.

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1518 - May 31 - 1594 - Venetian school - Italian Renaissance - Baroque

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